Legal Opinion
United States v. Wood
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 7, 1936No. 34PublishedCited by 499 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hughes
This case presents the question of the constitutional validity of the Act of Congress of August 22, 1935, c. 605, 49 Stat. 682, prescribing qualifications for service as jurors in the District of Columbia, as applied to criminal prosecutions.
The respondent was convicted of petit larceny in the Police Court of the District and was sentenced to imprisonment for 240 days. The larceny was from a private corporation. On his trial twelve prospective jurors were called. Their examination showed that one was the holder of a “bonus certificate”; others were employed as clerks in governmental…
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